Object Number 1962.0240.053

Object Name

Spoon

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

John Bayly Jr. (Possible maker)
1752-3/1806

John Bayly Sr. (Possible maker)
1725-October 1789

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1785-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "I·B" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "H.K" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5.512 (L) , 0.906 (W) , 0.3527 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14 (L) , 2.3 (W) , 10 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488
[Book] Garvan, Beatrice B. & Barquist, David L. 2018 American Silver in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 1.
• Biography pp.134-144.